BMW K1200LT vs Buick Rainier

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	BMW K1200LT	Buick Rainier
Complaints on file	212	525
Model years covered	1999–2009	2003–2007
Worst model year	2002	2004
Best model year	2001	2007
Crashes reported	7	33
Fires reported	8	24
Injuries reported	5	14
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	9.4%	13.5%

BMW K1200LT by year

55 51 28 38 26 5 1 4 4

99 00 01 02 03 04 06 08 09

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 132 62.3%

Brakes 27 12.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 17 8.0%

Suspension 12 5.7%

Engine & Cooling 4 1.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 1.4%

Tires 3 1.4%

Wheels 3 1.4%

Buick Rainier by year

1 205 158 117 44

03 04 05 06 07

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 147 28.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 93 17.7%

Lights 57 10.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 28 5.3%

Suspension 25 4.8%

Engine & Cooling 22 4.2%

Airbags 22 4.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 22 4.2%